A few Thurber things gathered here this last Thurber Thursday of the year…
First up is Attempted Bloggery on a recent interesting Thurber original sale…
“Hiding From The Dog Walker: James Thurber Preliminary Cover Art.”
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A UK Last Flower
To the left is The Last Flower cover we’re used to seeing in the United States (published in 1939 by Harper & Bros.).
Until today I’dd never seen the understated UK dust jacket, below, published in 1939 by Hamish Hamilton. A few copies are listed on AbeBooks.
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88 Years Ago
Finally, you’re probably asking yourself, hmmmm, I wonder what Thurber New Yorker drawings appeared in issues dated December 29th. The answer: just one — this one in 1934:
A ps: that issue’s cover, by S. Liam Dunne, was unusual:
John
Sorry, I don’t know what went wrong then. My comment was:
Quite a coincidence! Yesterday I received my latest New Yorker (12 December, I live in Australia so they’re always a few weeks behind). It has a nice cover, with most of the masthead obscured by a large Xmas tree. This got more thinking about the decision making that must be involved when a magazine decides to hide most or all of its name in the interests of design. I decided I would look in the online archive to see which was the most extreme example in New Yorker history. I think you’ve just answered the question for me: 29 December, 1934!